Does the Market Only Pay Attention to Art From the Middle East During Times of Conflict?
During the Arab Spring in 2011, the wider art world championed the region's artists, but support has dried up, as have auction prices.
Stay updated with breaking news from Raed Mutar. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
During the Arab Spring in 2011, the wider art world championed the region's artists, but support has dried up, as have auction prices.
The withdrawal came just one day after the organizers of the exhibition apologized for the controversial installation.
BERLIN: “I’m interested in understanding why the world is haunted by injuries produced by modernity and its massive crimes, such as fascism, colonialism, slavery... What Algerian psychoanalyst Karima Lazali calls ‘The rogues of the Enlightenment,’” says French-Algerian artist Kader Attia, curator of the 12th Berlin Biennale, entitled “Still Present!” The biennale, which runs